Meaning of ripple In English

• 0 a small wave on the surface of water:

  • The stone she threw caused ripples to spread across the lake.

  • A ripple of laughter/applause, etc. ran through the crowd.

  • A ripple of excitement/unease, etc. flowed up her spine.

  • News of the war hardly caused a ripple (= people showed little interest).

  • raspberry ripple

• 1 to (cause to) move in small waves:

  • The breeze rippled the water.

  • His muscles rippled under his skin.

• 2 a small wave or a slight movement of a surface, esp. the surface of water:

  • The stone hit the water and caused a ring of ripples to spread out.

  • A ripple of laughter ran through the crowd.

  • The story created ripples of alarm here in Washington.

• 3 Something that ripples moves in a way that is not obvious but is noticeable:

  • [ I always + adv/prep ] A shy smile rippled nervously over his features.